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Students with physical disabilities, including those with hearing and vision loss, requesting access to accommodations and/or services through the Office of Disability Support Services must furnish documentation that meets the criteria set forth by the ADA and Section 504 guidelines.

This entails submitting a report, printed on letterhead, noting the findings of a recent, comprehensive assessment of your condition completed by a qualified, licensed clinician that must include:

a. a description of symptoms, history of onset with severity and duration, a definitive diagnosis;

b. an indication of the impact of the disability on your functioning associated with student performance and across other University settings such as with class attendance, work completion, self-care, residence;

c. medication management, if appropriate, including side effects, and/or other treatment issues that might further compromise student functioning; and

d. recommendations regarding specific accommodations or services linked to the assessment of functional limitations and needs that provide a clear rationale and justification for those accommodations.

*Note: Students may be required to furnish periodic recertification of continuing need.